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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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